Abstract
This paper describes overview of the “Solid Combustion” experiment to be performed in Kibo on the ISS. In this experiment, three types of solid material (polyethylene insulated wires, thin PMMA sheets and thin filter papers) are selected as test samples. Flammability of these materials are quantitatively determined in microgravity by evaluating the limits of two fundamental processes of solid material combustion, which are (1) ignition limit of the solid material, and (2) flame spread limit (extinction limit) over the solid material. Results from “Solid Combustion” will play an important basis of another experiment called “FLARE”. Overview of the Solid Combustion Experiment Module, to be developed for executing the “Solid Combustion” and “FLARE” experiment, is also introduced in this paper.
